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China Built a $50 Billion Military Stronghold in the South China Sea
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Hainan, a palm-fringed island known as China’s Hawaii, sits in the warm tropical waters of the South China Sea east of Vietnam. It’s a popular tourist destination with soft-sa...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Efforts to Contain Xi’s Push for Tech Supremacy Are Faltering
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Since Donald Trump hit Xi Jinping’s government with punitive tariffs in 2018, his push to cut the trade deficit has snowballed into a full-scale bipartisan effort to stop Chin...
By Jordan Schneider
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CNAS Launches New Initiative with Support from the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation on “Realizing the Potential of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership”
Press Release
Washington, October 29, 2024 – The Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) Indo-Pacific Security Program is launching a new initiative to explore opportunities to elevate ...
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Ukraine Allies Face Limited Options Over North Korea Troops
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Russia’s decision to bring North Korean troops to shore up its war-weary forces has Ukraine’s allies realizing they have few options to respond without escalating the conflict...
By Richard Fontaine
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BRICS Membership Becomes a Way to Signal Non-Commitment
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If the purpose of the BRICS group — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is to amplify its members' global influence, it may be having some effect. Loom...
By Richard Fontaine
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Vietnam Builds Airstrip on Reclaimed Island in South China Sea
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The latest satellite imagery has revealed a new airstrip taking shape on Barque Canada reef, an artificial island developed by Vietnam in the disputed Spratly archipelago in t...
By Tom Shugart
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"U.S.-India Partnership Vital for Preserving Peace in Indo-Pacific Region": Former White House Official Lisa Curtis
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Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for New American Security and former White House official, said that the partnership between the Unite...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Confirms North Korean Troops in Russia amid Fears They’ll Be Sent to Fight in Ukraine
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The United States on Wednesday said at least 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, raising the possibility they will be sent to fight in Russia’s war on Ukra...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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N. Korea’s Support Puts Putin in Its Debt: Experts
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North Korea's dispatch of personnel to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- even if their military involvement is limited or indirect -- could put Russian President Vladimi...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank, Setting Back Its Military Modernization
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The first public indication that something was amiss at the shipyard near Wuhan came in the summer when Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. submarine officer and an adjunct senior f...
By Tom Shugart
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Quad Group Expands Maritime Security Cooperation at Biden’s Farewell Summit
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Lisa Curtis, an Asia policy expert at the Center for a New American Security and a former administration official, said India, which is not part of any military alliance, has ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Finalizes China Measures as He Hosts His Final Quad Summit
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Biden’s team also warned Beijing not to finance Russian entities’ transactions to aid Vladimir Putin’s war machine, and the president signed an executive order that would allo...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Parties Find Unity in Quad’s Potential to Counter China in the Indo-Pacific
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Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS), a non-partisan think tank in Washington, said “squaring off” between Chinese and Philippine vessels as ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden's Quad Agenda
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All eyes will be on overtures from India. “China’s recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India, and could be prompting India to become a bit more open ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Nippon Steel Left Hunting Next Step as U.S. Takeover Flounders
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A rejection of the deal could damp Japanese companies’ appetite to consider investing in the US, said Akira Igata, a lecturer at the University of Tokyo who specializes in eco...
By Akira Igata
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Looking to Pick New Fights with China, Unlike Donald Trump
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In another sign, Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate, someone with rich experience working in the Asian nation. Meanwhile, Gordon’s memo highlighted that Harris had...
By Jacob Stokes
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The Kamala Harris Doctrine
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When it comes to the broader region, Harris has made multiple trips to Southeast Asia and been one of the prominent faces of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Lost Decade — How the U.S. Fell Behind in Checking China
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Precious little unites the clashing sides of American politics. But as they square off in the upcoming U.S. election, likely candidates Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden Administration Disturbed by Modi-Putin Visit During NATO Summit
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This week, Russian officials and state media appeared to revel in Modi’s visit. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said Western governments were “jealous — that is why they...
By Lisa Curtis
